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A LIFE INTERWOVEN WITH GAYATRI

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN HINDI

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LATE YUGA RISHI SHRIRAM SHARMA ACHARYA

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CONTENTS

PART 1

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                      A LIFE INTERWOVEN WITH GAYATRI

2.                                      OUR REVERED PRECEPTOR SHRIRAM SHARMA ACHARYA’S

                      HOLY MESSAGE

3.                                      BRAHMAVARCHAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

4.                                      ALL ROUND UTILITY OF GAYATRI WORSHIP

5.                                      THE EXTRAORDINARY SOURCE OF SHAKTI

6.                                      OVERCOMING THE 3-FOLD SORROW

7.                                      THE MOST WIDELY ACCEPTED AND GREATEST SPIRITUAL

                PRACTISE.

8.                                   THE RIGHT TO CHANT THE GAYATRI MANTRA

9.                                   DECISION BY MALVIYAJI

10.                                  THE GOAL OF GAYATRI WORSHIP

11.                                  AVAILING DIVINE BENEFITS VIA AUGMENTING SATTVA

GUNA THROUGH GAYATRI

12.                                  A SPIRITUAL PRACTISE THAT DEFINITELY REAPS RICH

                DIVIDENDS

13.                                  THERE IS NO FEAR OF A DOWNFALL BECAUSE OF THESE

    SPIRITUAL PRACTISES

14.                                  THE LIMITS OF WORSHIP

15.                                  THE 2 PRIME BASIS OF SOUL ADVANCEMENT

16.                                  AN ALL-ROUND EASY METHOD TO WORSHIP GOD

17.                                  DESCRIBING SHAT-KARMA (6-FOLD ACTIONS)

18.                                  SANCTIFYING THE PSYCHE VIA MANTRA CHANTING

19.                                  DHYAN-YOGA (MEDITATION) FOR SOUL AWAKENING

20.                                  THE GIST OF YOGA OF SURRENDER

21.                                  STOREHOUSE OF POWER – ANUSHTHAN

22.                                  SOME APPROPRIATE RULES FOR SPIRITUAL SEEKERS

23.                                  THE RULES OF ANUSHTHAN

24.                                  THE STRATEGY OF THINKING IN THE SPIRITUAL PRACTISE

                OF  LIFE

25.                                  GAYATRI MANTRA

PART 2

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                      THE RECENT MANIFESTATION OF YUGA (ERA) SHAKTI

GAYATRI

2.                                      THE INTENSE ACTIVITY OF MAKING FAVOURABLE, THE

                      SUBTLE ATMOSPHERE

3.                                      WE WILL HAVE TO CREATE A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT

                      OF ERA TRANSFORMATION.

4.                                      THE MANIFESTATION OF THE GREAT POWER OF GAYATRI IN

                      ERA TRANSFORMATION

5.                                      THE DAWN OF GAYATRI CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE FORM OF

                      ERA POWER

6.                                      MANIFESTATION OF DIVINITY VIA ERA SPIRITUAL

                      ENDEAVOUR GAYATRI

7.                                      THE ALL ROUND ADVANCEMENT OF OUR CHARACTER VIA

                      GAYATRI WORSHIP

8.                                      UTILISING GAYATRI WORSHIP FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ONE’S

                      PERSONALITY

9.                                      GAYATRI MANTRA CHANTING AND ITS CONGREGATIONAL

                POWER

10.                                  THE MANIFESTATION OF ERA POWER AND ITS

                      PROLIFERATION

11.                                  GAYATRI IS THE ONLY PRECEPTORIAL (GURU) MANTRA

12.                                  NEOCREATION OF SOCIETY AND AN INDIVIDUAL VIA THE

                      GAYATRI MOVEMENT

13.                                  THE ROLE OF GAYATRI YAJNAS IN ERA REVOLUTION

14.                                  TRIPADA (3-LEGGED) GAYATRI – THE TRIVENI OF SPIRITUAL

                      WISDOM

15.                                  THE FIRST INSPIRATION OF GAYATRI – HARD WORK, APT

                      MANAGEMENT ND SELF-CONTROL

16.                                  GAYATRI’S 2^ND INSPIRATION – TRUE DISCRIMINATION, TRUE

                      ENTERPRISE AND SELF-DEPENDENCE

17.                                  THE 3^RD INSPIRATION OF GAYATRI – UNITY, EQUALITY AND

                      CO-OPERATION

PART 3

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                       THE FIVE FACES OF GAYATRI

2.                                       THE SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE 5 SHEATHS

3.                                       PURIFICATION OF THE FOOD SHEATH AND ITS RESULTS

4.                                       MODERN SCIENCES’ STANDPOINT WITH REFERENCE TO THE

                       BASIS OF ONE’S INNER PERSONALITY

5.                                       THE SUBTLE PARTS OF THE FOOD SHEATH

6.                                       THE PURIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE MENTAL

                       SHEATH

7.                                       INTENSE LIFE FORCE EMBEDDED IN THE VITAL FORCE

     SHEATH

8.                                       THE CENTRE OF SUBTLE DIVINE POWERS – INTELLECTUAL

     SHEATH

9.                                       BLISS SHEATH – SAMADHI (TRANCE), HEAVEN AND DOOR OF

                       SALVATION

10.                                   THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF THE FIVE SHEATHS –

                 ATTAINMENT OF THE FIVE-FACED GAYATRI

11.                                   THE TEN ARMS OF MOTHER GAYATRI

PART 4

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                           THE DIVINE SERPENT SUPER POWER AND ATTAINING IT

2.                                           THE TRUE NATURE AND BASIS OF SUPER POWER

                         KUNDALINI

3.                                           THE MYTHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF KUNDALINI SUPER

                        POWER

4.                                           THE CHAKRA CENTRES AND CAPACITY OF ACTIVATING

                        THEM

5.                                           SAHASRAR CHAKRA AND BRAHMARANDHRA ARE THE

                        CENTRES OF DIVINE POWER

6.                                           MOOLADHAR CHAKRA – THE SOUTH POLE OF HUMA N

                        EXISTENCE

7.                                           THE NATURE AND GOAL OF KUNDALINI BASED SPIRITUAL

                        PRACTICES

8.                                           GAYATRI WORSHIP AND KUNDALINI ACTIVATION

PART 5

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                          COMMENCEMENT OF BRAHMAVARCHAS SPIRITUAL

PRACTICES

2.                                          THE NATURE OF HIGH-STATURED SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OF

THE FIVE-FACED GAYATRI

3.                                          THE COMBINED SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OF GAYATRI AND

SAVITRI

4.                                          VARIOUS STAGES OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OR SADHANA

5.                                          HIGH LEVELLED GAYATRI MEDITATION

6.                                          HIGH LEVELLED GAYATRI WORSHIP

7.                                          THE BASIS OF CONCENTRATION / MEDITATION AND ITS

BENEFITS

8.                                          THE SOLUTION AND NECESSARY PRACTICE OF DIVINE

VISION

9.                                          ENTRY INTO THE FUNDAMENTAL STAGE OF MEDITATION –

(A)                           DHYAN MUDRA

(B)                            DIVINE ATMOSPHERE

(C)                            CONFLUENCE OF THE RIVERS GANGA AND YAMUNA

(D)                           SENTIMENTAL TRANCE

(E,F,G)       ONENESS AND DIVINE VISION

2(A)            THE NATURE OF THE FIVE SHEATHS

2(B)             FOOD SHEATH

2(C,D,E)     MEDITATION ON THE MANIFESTATION OF SAVITA

2(F)             THE VITAL FORCE SHEATH

2(G,H,I)      MEDITATION ON SAVITA MANIFESTATION

2(J)               THE MENTAL SHEATH

2(K,L,M)     MEDITATING ON SAVITA’S MANIFESTATION

2(N)             THE INTELLECTUAL SHEATH

2(O,P,Q)      MEDITATION ON SAVITA MANIFESTATION

2(R)              THE BLISS SHEATH

2(S,T,U)       MEDITATION ON SAVITA MANIFESTATION

3(A)              THE 5 NAMES AND 5 LEVELS OF KUNDALINI

3(B)             THE FIVE LEGS OF KUNDALINI MEDITATION /           

                  CONCENTRATION

3(C)             THE UPWARD RISE OF AN AWAKENED LIGHT OF LIFE

3(D)            AWAKENING AND PIERCING THE CHAIN OF CHAKRAS

                  (PLEXUS)

3(E)             THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF ONENESS OF SOUL IS THE

                  BASIS OF SOUL PROGRESS

3(F)             THE FINAL LEG – TRANSFORMATION

4(A,B)         WINDING UP THE SHANTI PAATH

10.                                      BRAHMAVARCHAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SHANTI KUNJ

                        (HARIDWAR, INDIA)

PART 6

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                        GAYATRI CONNOTES SAVITRI AND SAVITA

2.                                        THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAVITRI AND SAVITA

3.                                        MEDITATING ON SAVITA DEITY VIA GAYATRI

4.                                        EVOLUTION OF VARIOUS FORCES VIA SAVITA – MEDITATION

5.                                        SPIRITUAL PRACTICES FOR MANIFESTATION OF DIVINE LIGHT

PART 7

CHP. NO.                   TITLE

1.                                THE 24 ENERGY STREAMS OF GAYATRI

2.                                PRIMORDIAL ENERGY – GAYATRI

3.                                BRAHMI

4.                                VAISHNAVI

5.                                SHAMBHAVI

6.                                VEDMATA

7.                                DEVMATA

8.                                VISHWAMATA

9.                                RITAMBHARA

10.                            MANDAKINI

11.                            AJAPA

12&13.       RIDHI AND SIDHI

14.                          SAVITRI

15.                          SARASWATI

16.                          LAKSHMI

17.                          DURGA

18.                          KUNDALINI

19.                          FIRE OF VITAL FORCE

20.                          BHAVANI

21.                          BHUVANESHWARI

22.                          ANNAPURNA

23.                          MAHAMAYA

24.                          PAYASWINI

25.                          TRIPURA

26.                          DESIGNING SPIRITUAL PRACTICES PERTAINING TO ENERGY

STREAMS

CHAPTER 1 - A LIFE INTERWOVEN WITH GAYATRI

PART 1

DEDICATION

I bow down to Goddess Bhagwati and Jagadguru Shriram

Again and again I bow down at your lotus feet.

Like a mother you rear us and like a father you show us the path.

I bow down to you O preceptor, with faith and divine wisdom.

Like God is the mother of the world and Shriram is the Preceptor of the world.

I bow down to the hallowed feet of both since they are full of faith and divine wisdom.

I bow down to you O preceptor, who is a representative of Gayatri.

His nectarine words destroy the poison of the material world.

Both of them can make the impossible possible, they have the power to ward off intense obstacles.

I bow down to you who is Mahakal manifest and who is the one who will transform this era.

Our revered preceptor Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya was himself Gayatri Manifest.  Mother Gayatri i.e. energy of Savita pervades in every atom of the cosmos.  For his entire life he helped innumerous spiritual aspirants to walk on the path of greatness. He was a master of Tantra Science. Yet he never encouraged exhibitionism of magical / occult powers.  Because these sort of miracles happen on their own and whosoever experienced them, thought themselves to be extremely fortunate. Our revered preceptor has aided infinite devotees by manifesting his gross form simultaneously in many places via his divine subtle form.  An individual is blessed by the protection of our revered preceptor based on his/her destiny.  If his destiny was very grim, our revered preceptor would definitely lighten its heavy burden.  Via faint hardships he would help his devotee to overcome his otherwise harsh destiny and bless him with spiritual liberation (Moksha).  We have with us the experiences of infinite devotees of our revered preceptor wherein more than 1 lakh of them have challengingly declared that in those days when our revered preceptor would meet his devotees they too had the chance of talking with him for almost 2-3 hours at a stretch. Principally these experiences are true but if we try and search for proof in the gross world, one encounters failure only.  He was available for the lay public but it definitely was his Lila (Divine Sport) that for the benefit of his beloved followers he always made himself available.

CHAPTER 2 - OUR REVERED PRECEPTOR SHRIRAM SHARMA ACHARYA’S HOLY MESSAGE

In the profound silence of our psyche echoes the subtle voice of our revered preceptor. “Oh, I am always with you” says our preceptor. “You may dwell anywhere in the cosmos, yet I am always with you.  I remain alive only for your sake.  I always give you the fruits of my divine experiences. You all are the wealth of my bosom.  You are the stars of my eyes.  We are one with God.  I always experience a sense of oneness with you.  I never fear putting you all in the blazing fire of harsh trials because I am fully aware of the measure of your power.  I send you into one experience after another & yet my divine eye always pursues you.  You always act in my subtle presence.

You must incessantly search for my wishes in my thoughts and in my writings.  You must imbibe these teachings in your day to day routine which were given to me by my revered preceptor and which I am imparting to you all. You must experience that which is one (God).  Only then will you experience greater oneness with me than that which you experience with thousands of bodies of mine.  Your discipleship will taste spiritual success only if you are alert, steadfast and devoted to my wishes and thoughts.  There is boundless love between all of you and myself. The bond of relationship between a preceptor and his disciple is tougher than a thunderbolt.  It is infinitely more powerful than death itself.

O beloved child!  While experiencing this truth always remember that your sense organs always oppose your soul (God).  Hence it is imperative that you remain alert constantly. Never trust your sense organs. It always remains agitated due to experience of dualities like joy /sorrow etc.  You must rise above the senses.  You are the soul which is a part of my invincible form.  The gross body can perish any moment.  Tell me, who truly knows that moment?  Hence always lay your sight on you divine goal.  Your mind should overflow with my divine thoughts.  Not at the time of death, but while you are leading your life, liberate and purify your mind.  Thus even if death engulfs you, your innate nature will continue to exist externally.  Thus while living remember that death can attack you any moment.  Only then will you be able to lead a life of truth.  Time is running relentlessly.  If you submerge your mind in divine, eternal thoughts then you will succeed in rendering moving time to eternity.

Each one has to endure hardships for the sake of his ideals.  You too must endure all trials and tribulations with serenity.  Face all hardships with equanimity.  Live a life of high ideals and remain fearless due to divine protection. All our fears can be destroyed if we take shelter of God.  You all are my beloved children.  Whether in life or death, whether in joy or sorrow, whether in good or bad situations, I will always be with you anywhere that you go.  I protect all of you.  I adore you because I am bound to you by the chain of divinity.  Because of my love for God I become one with all of you.  I am your very soul.  O beloved child, my home is in your heart.  Then why worry?  Remove all worries and become fearless.

There are many methods and modes of worship of God. In that, the potency of Gayatri Mahashakti and its results are extraordinary.  It has been given the highest berth by our revered Rishis.  Majority of great spiritual aspirants have taken recourse to it and have thus reached the pinnacle of spiritual progress.  Even the laymen and advanced spiritual aspirants have surrendered to it. Over here the nature and spiritual principle of the divine Science of Gayatri has been elucidated in a very concrete manner. 

The role of Primordial Divine Energy Gayatri in imparting solutions to all problems of this era and creation of a radiant future will resemble that of incarnations (Avatars) of God in the past. All those tenets are present in the inspirations of Gayatri Mantra which will create a Golden Era by destroying all varieties of fears. The present book gives us a factual glimpse of how Gayatri’s spiritual philosophy and mode of worship will influence and hence purify world humanity in neo-creation of the world.

Amongst the 24 forms of Gayatri Mahashakti, one particular form has 5 faces.  It is called Savitri.  In the past times, its picture was well-known everywhere. These 5 faces symbolize the 5 sheaths (Koshas) in the inner personality of mankind.  The area of worship of the 5-faced Gayatri revolves around these 5 sheaths viz. food, vital force, mental, intellectual, bliss sheaths.  Activating these 5 sheaths is equivalent to attaining grace of the 5 well-known demi-gods.  How is all this possible?  Its details can be found in this present book. The Divine Serpent Power or what is called Kundalini Mahashakti pervades vital force electricity, our life force, vital force energy, fire of Yoga and soul light of our body.  Ordinarily the Divine Serpent Power (Kundalini Shakti) is in a latent state and because of activities like sexual intercourse it moves downwards.  But when it is awakened, the gates of the storehouse of the glories of the 6 Chakras (plexuses) open up and thus man will live like a realized saint since his psyche will overflow with divine potential.  The nature of this Divine Serpent Power, its mode of awakening and other methods will be elucidated in this book. Brahmavarchas spiritual practices involve the unveiling of the 5 sheaths, awakening the Divine Serpent Power, unlocking the 6 Chakras (plexuses) and concentrating one’s mind with pure resolves.  This compact spiritual practice can be understood as the gist of austerities leading to Spiritual Sciences. This book elucidates those spiritual practices that helps in attaining material brilliance and soul radiance and as to what Yogic spiritual exercise should be undergone.

When the denizens of earth will aptly understand this Science (of Gayatri), they will never experience a lack as far as joy, peace and wealth is concerned.  Those who in this junctional period between this era and the next, (that will lead to transformation) will try and understand its Spiritual Science so as to spread it in the entire world, will gain more name and fame in the entire world.”

CHAPTER 3 - BRAHMAVARCHAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

(IN SHANTI KUNJ – HARIDWAR – INDIA)

The research and experimentation departments of Brahmavarchas Research Institute at Shantikunj – Haridwar (India) awaits help from all those individuals who fully understand the goal of Science of Spirituality and have enough inclination to imbibe it and spread it in the entire world.

For philosophical research one will have to study many books. For this Brahmavarchas’ own library cannot do full justice to this task.  For that one will have to search for books in other well-stocked library that are related to our topic of interest.  We think that libraries of well-known Universities will be of immense help to achieve our research target.  In certain cases, even libraries of colleges have good philosophical literature.  Many public libraries too can be of help to us.  By gathering materials that are of great use for us from these institutions, it can be of immense help to us in conducting research in our institute.

For material goals, a lot of research is going on in govt. and non-govt. institutions.  Its primary aim is to benefit materially.  Yet sometimes this sort of research gives us such facts which are of great use in correlating Science and Spirituality.  One can avail of this sort of material from such research institutes by maintaining contact with them on a regular basis.  This activity will definitely help the research wing of Brahmavarchas Institute.

Apart from this certain regional publications print such material which is of great value as far as proclaiming spiritual truths is concerned.  One can send cuttings from such publications to Brahmavarchas Institute that are based on rebirth, fruits of actions, proof of Extra Sensory Potential (ESP) and mysterious events related to Mother Nature. This sort of contribution too is looked upon as a major aspect of Brahmavarchas Research Institute.

There is a great need of exalted thinkers who have the necessary credentials to find such libraries and research institutes so as to gather necessary information from them and then sending it to Brahmavarchas Research Institute. For this end research members are being appointed wherever such research information is available.  Those who are interested should write to Brahmavarchas Research Institute – Shantikunj – Haridwar – India.

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CHAPTER 4 - ALL-ROUND UTILITY OF GAYATRIWORSHIP

THE INNATE NATURE OF VEDIC MOTHER GAYATRI

Vedas means divine wisdom.  Divine wisdom is divided into 4 parts viz. Rig, Yaju, Saam and Atharva. Rig encompasses well-being, attaining God, performing one’s duty, love, austerities, compassion, helping others, generosity, service, vision of God, divinity, soul peace, divine creativity, sense of righteousness etc.  Yaju encompasses daring, hard work, valour, bravery, protection, attack, leadership, name/ fame, victory, status etc.  Saam encompasses play, merriment, joy, art of music, literature, touch, the gross objects of the 5 senses & cogitation over them, imagination of what one adores, movement, attraction, contentment etc.  Atharva encompasses wealth, glory, gathering of objects, scriptures, herbs, food, clothes, ores, house, vehicles etc.

Study any living being and seriously & scientifically analyze their gross / subtle and external / internal activities and imaginations.  Only then will you realize that their total consciousness moves about in 4 areas only viz 1) Rig – well being 2) Yaju – valour 3) Saan – sports 4) Atharva – wealth.  Apart from these 4 areas, the wisdom flow of all living beings is not to be seen anywhere else.  Rig can be called righteousness (Dharma), Yaju can be called salvation (Moksha), Saam can be called desires (Kaam) and Atharva can also be called wealth (Arth).  In fact these are the 4 faces of Brahma (Creator).  Brahma is said to be 4 faced despite having one face only because 4 types of wisdom flow emanates from his person.  The meaning of Veda is wisdom and hence is one only.  Yet despite being one only, it is seen expressing 4 aspects in the psyche of human beings.  Hence 1 Veda has been classified under 4 headings for our benefit.  In fact these are also the 4 arms of Lord Vishnu.  These 4 classifications have been further classified as 4 Ashrams (Brahmacharya, Grihasthashram, Vanaprasthashram and Sanyasashram) and 4 Varnas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra ).

All these 4 types of wisdom are manifestations of that very conscious energy which was created by Brahmaji at the beginning of creation of this world and which was labeled as Gayatri by scriptural scholars.  In this manner, Gayatri is the Mother of the 4 Vedas.  Hence she is called Vedmata.  Just as the element water has 4 forms viz. ice, steam (clouds, fog etc.), wind (hydrogen /oxygen) and flowing water (rivers etc.) and just as the element fire is experienced variedly like burning, heat, light and movement in the same way Wisdom – Gayatri manifests in 4 forms of the 4 Vedas.  If Gayatri is a Mother then the 4 Vedas are her sons.

So far we have elucidated the subtle nature of Gayatri as Vedmata.  Now let us cogitate upon Gayatri’s gross form.  Brahmaji via the 4 Vedas created the 24-lettered Gayatri Mantra.  Every letter of this single Mantra has a subtle divine principle which when activated manifests the branches, sub-branches of the 4 Vedas.  A tiny seed of a Banyan tree has a gigantic Banyan tree subtly embedded in it.  When this seed is sown, it starts growing into a gigantic tree with many branches, sub-branches, leaves, fruits etc.  It is gigantic when you compare it to the size of the tiny, miniscule seed from which it has grown.  This holds true for the 24 letters of Gayatri because they can be compared to the abovementioned seed. When these seeds of Gayatri sprout forth, they manifest as the gigantic Vedas.

Indian philosophy believes that the beginningless God created all this via Brahmaji.  As soon as the thought of creating this world appeared in the psyche of Brahma, there was a simultaneous manifestation of Shakti (Divine Energy). Via this Shakti, 2 types of worlds were created wherein one was inert and the other was conscious.  That Shakti which is responsible for the propagation of the inert world is called Prakriti (Mother Nature) and that Shakti which is responsible for creation of a conscious world is called Savitri.

Two Shaktis are at work in creation of Brahmaji’s inert /conscious worlds viz. 1) Sankalp Shakti (power of resolve) 2) Parmanu Shakti (atomic energy).  But at first it was Sankalp Shakti that was made use of because without that, a conscious world can never be created. And without consciousness, how can atomic energy be utilized?  The inert world was by itself inert because neither can anyone know about it nor is it of any use.  For the ease of manifesting consciousness, inert materials are used as its means of creation.

God’s wife is nothing but consciousness, desire, vibration.  In this manner Brahmaji (God) became 2 from 1.  Now God was called Lakshmi–Narayan, Seetaram, Radhey–Shyam, Uma-Mahesh, Shiva–Shakti, Maya–Brahman, Prakriti–Parameshwara etc.

Via this Shakti (Energy) many materials and living beings were to be created.  Hence it had to partition itself into 3 parts so that it could be mixed in various ways.  Thus could various objects be created via various Gunas, actions, natures of both the inert and conscious varieties.  The 3 parts of God’s Shakti are the 3 Gunas called 1) Satva 2) Rajas 3) Tamas. Sattva means the Divine Principle of God. Rajas means the admixture of inert objects and its opposite divine principles which lead to bliss oriented consciousness. Tamas means the existence of atoms in lifeless / inert objects.  These 3 principles are the root cause of this gross, material world.  Over and above these, the gross materials used to create this world are mind, water, wind, fire, space.  The visible world works via the Tanmatras of the 5 elements mentioned above called sound, form, taste, smell and touch. Nature has 2 parts viz. subtle Prakriti (nature) which is an energy (Shakti) flow and the second is the flow of the vital force (or Prana).  It encompasses Sattva, Rajas and Tamas (the 3 Gunas).  The gross nature via which the visible world is created and made use of is essentially atomic in nature.  It makes use of the 5 elements viz. earth, water, fire, wind and space.

From the above sentences the readers must have clearly understood that initially there was one Brahman (God or all-pervading soul) and from that manifested Adi Shakti (Primordial Divine Energy).  This Adi Shakti is called Gayatri.  Brahman divided itself into 3 categories 1) Sattva – which is “Hreem” or Saraswati 2) Rajas – called “Shreem” or Lakshmi 3) Tamas – called “Kleem” or Kali.  In reality there were only 2 categories of Brahman in the form of Sattva and Tamas and an admixture of these 2 gave rise to Rajas.  It is like the Indian Rivers Ganga and Jamuna uniting to form Saraswati river.  In reality Saraswati is not a separate river.  Just as the union of Ganga and Jamuna results in Saraswati, in the same way an admixture of Sattva and Tamas results in Rajas.  This is thus the 3-fold Prakriti (nature) of God.

One hears of the quarrel regarding Advaitvad (Monism), Dvaitvad (Dualism), Traitvad etc. Yet on analysis of all these “isms” one realizes that it is only a difference in one’s perception of it.  Brahman (God), Jeeva (living being) and Prakriti (Mother Nature) all exist in this world.  Initially there was one Brahman & hence Advaitvad is true.  Then Brahman manifested Shakti (nature) and hence Dvaitvad too is correct.  And then due to the union of Brahman and Shakti manifested Jeeva i.e. an admixture of Sattva (consciousness) and Tamas (inertness) lead to Rajas (Jeeva).  Thus Traitvad too is correct.  When one attains salvation (Mukti) the Jeeva (living being) no longer exist.  From this it is clear that the existence of a living being which is dependent on the mind, intellect, psyche and ego is merely an admixture.

This is not the right time to seriously enter the subject of spiritual philosophy and throw light on the nature of the soul. In this section we wanted to depict the differences between gross and subtle nature (Prakriti) because it is from here that Science gets categorized into 2 parts.  It is from here that the dual nature of mankind commences. All those individuals who conduct research on the gross nature made up of the 5 elements viz. earth, water, fire, wind and space are called material scientists.  All of them via their intellectual prowess, understood the differences lying in these 5 elements and thus invented material comforts.  These material comforts are chemicals, agriculture, electricity, steam, sculpting, music, language, literature, vehicles, home-making, medical cures, political power, astronomy, scriptures, weapons, philosophy, geological attainments etc. In this manner they invented useful (materially) machines for railways, cars, post, radio, television, photos, computers etc.  Thus material comforts like wealth, relaxation etc. were created. Our scriptures label all the benefits from this path as “Preya” (liked by the senses) and Bhoga (sense pleasures). This Science is called material Science. This Science involves utilization of gross nature.

Subtle nature (Prakriti) is that which after manifesting from Adi Shakti Gayatrigets categorized into Saraswati, Lakshmi and Durga. These all-pervading Shaktis are infinite fold more subtle than the 5 gross elements.  Just as when wind contacts the water flow in a river which results in a gurgling sound, in the same way 3 types of sound vibrations emanate from the Shakti flow of subtle nature. From the Sattva flow emanates the sound “Hreem”, from Rajas “Shreem” and from Tamas “Kleem”.  More subtle than these sound vibrations is the sound of “Om” in Brahman (God).  Spiritual seekers who practise the path of sound vibration meditation called Naadyoga can actually hear the subtle sound vibrations.  Thus they go beyond the shackles of subtle nature and ultimately merge in Brahman (God).

CHAPTER 5 - THE EXTRAORDINARY SOURCE OF SHAKTI

In the previous pages it has been mentioned that Gayatri is not some Goddess, ghost etc. but is Adi Shakti that has manifested from Brahman or God.  Gayatri is the root cause or substratum of all material objects and because of its existence there is movement, energy, advancement, inspiration and conversion in the inert-conscious world.  Just as the machine called radio in one’s house contacts the all-pervasive ether vibrations in the cosmos which helps one to hear radio broadcasts not only of one’s own country but of other countries too, similarly when the soul force of an individual comes in contact with the all-pervasive Gayatri of the cosmos, it understands clearly the movements of subtle nature. And when one learns how to aptly utilize this subtle Divine Energy as per one’s will one can attain all wealth pertaining to the material world, psyche and the soul.  The path that leads to this wealth is called Gayatri worship.

Many people opine that since our goal is attaining God, vision of the soul and liberation while yet living then why should we delve into the subtle nature of Gayatri? We should only worship God. Deep thinkers should understand that Brahman (God in his all-pervasive soul form) is taintless, untouched, pure, formless and beyond the 3 Gunas.  Such a God neither loves anyone nor hates anyone. He is merely a witness and cause of his creation. One can never directly attain such a formless God because between God and the living being (Jeeva) there is the intense veil of subtle nature (energy).  In order to go beyond this intense veil we will have to make apt use of materials of nature.  The mind, intellect, psyche, ego, imagination, meditation, subtle body, 6 Chakras (plexuses), image of our beloved God, devotion, sacred sentiments, worship, vows, rituals, spiritual practices are all creations of Maya (God’s power of illusion).  How can one attain the formless God without taking apt help of all these?  Just as in order to fly in air we need an aeroplane, in the same way, in order to attain the formless God (Brahman) we will have to take help of radical spiritual practices.  One can attain formless God only after going beyond this veil via Gayatri worship.  The truth is this that the experience of realization takes place only in the womb of Gayatri.  After raising oneself spiritually, one’s subtle sense organs and its experiential power, too disappears.  Hence those who wish to attain God and salvation, worship the admixture of Gayatriand formless God in the forms of Radhey-Shyam, Seeta-Ram, Lakshmi-Narayan etc. A spiritual aspirant can fully merge with the formless God when the formless God desires to become “one from many” and thus encompasses all individual souls into its single formless nature.   Before this, all individual souls can only attain proximity, similar form and unity with a God who has a name and form i.e. Saguna Brahman.  In this manner we are forced to worship the admixture of Gayatri with Brahman having a name and form.  All those spiritual practices that help in attaining such a God will be via the subtle natured Gayatri. Hence it is not apt to think that in order to attain the formless Brahman, there is no need of Gayatri worship.  In fact Gayatri worship is a must.  If someone insists on ignoring or opposing a God with name and form, that is his own opinion.  But it is impossible to ignore the Gayatri principle when one sets off to attain the formless God.

Many individuals say that we carry out spiritual practices measurelessly.  We do not desire any fruits of our actions and hence why should we take help of subtle nature?  Such people should realize that although they have no desire for material benefits, yet they do have the desire to attain God.  One can never perform any action without thinking of its results.  Even if one gets something, the result will be nothing but a waste of time and energy.  The meaning of true desireless action is with reference to divine Sattva Guna and spiritual desires. Such pure desires come in the first leg “Hreem” of Gayatri i.e. in the Saraswati category.  Hence the worship of desireless sentiments is not outside the limit of Gayatri worship.

Scientists who have substantial knowledge of the Science of Mantra chanting know that it is chanted via the various organs of throat, palate, lips, teeth, base of the tongue etc. When one chants a Mantra, the nerve fibres of all those organs that manifest its sound, spread out in all corners of the body.  In this widespread area are present many glands which get influenced by the pure sound vibrations of Mantra chanting. When these subtle glands of an individual are diseased or have been destroyed, the Mantra chanting of such individuals is not smooth and this is called stammering.  The body has many small/ big, visible/ invisible glands.  Great Yogis fully understand that in those sheaths there are many special hidden storehouses of energy.  The 6 Chakras (plexuses) pertaining to the Sushumna (subtle spinal region) are well-known and there are many glands too in the body.  The chanting of various words (Mantras) influences these varied glands and thus the hidden storehouse of energy in these glands gets activated. It is on this basis that Mantras have been constructed. There are 24 letters in the Gayatri Mantra. It is related to those 24 glands in the body which when activated, radiates energies pertaining to light of pure thinking.  By one-pointedly chanting the Gayatri Mantra, the guitar of the body starts giving off sound vibrations in 24 areas and such tunes emanate which influences the important elements of the subtle world.  This very influence is the casual influence of the fruits of Gayatri worship.

When you sing the Deepak Raag (an Indian classical music tune), a douzed flamed lamp is re-lit; by singing the tune Megh-Malhaar we can get rain.  With the sound of flute, snakes starting dancing, deers lose their consciousness due to ecstasy and cows give more milk. When one hears a cuckoo singing, our sexual passion is awakened.  America’s Dr. Hutchinson gained fame when he succeeded in curing many incurable and painful diseases using music therapy.  Indian Tantriks play on a Thaali (big steel plate) on a big pot with a special speed and this helps in curing patients who have been afflicted by ghosts or bitten by venomous creatures etc.  The reason being that the vibrations of musical words take with it subtle nature alongwith atoms of its own kind so as to circumambulate ether and reach its substratum center.  Over there one finds a special electrical force which tends to influence diseased parts under special circumstances. This is the very reason why Mantra chanting too gives amazing results. When one chants the Gayatri Mantra, a similar special energy manifests.  While chanting the Gayatri Mantra 2 parts of the mouth are at work and it is over here that subtle nerve fibres activate some special glands.  When vibrations are sent out from these areas, a cyclic Yogic music of Vedic metre flows in the ether principle and in a few moments, brings back the army of its similar nature which in turn have returned after having circumambulated the cosmos. This helps us attain desired goals.  The 5 elemental (material) flow of the powerful vibrations of word-music and the sentiment, spiritual endeavour, relationship based on worship of the subtle nature of soul force makes Gayatri Energy so powerful that it is a great blessing for its devotees.

Man’s body has untold extraordinary powers. This fact has now been accepted by modern day scientists too. These energies are under the control of certain glands / centers of the human body. Every letter of the Gayatri Mantra helps in influencing one or another important centers of energy.  Just as when you place your finger on a key of a typewriter and a specific letter gets typed, in the same way certain words influence the energy centers of our body.  Following is a table that enumerates the relationship of every letter of the Gayatri Mantra corresponding to a bodily gland and its energy.